Wedding Planning Advice

Amsale Bridal 2011

Bridal Market 2011 New York

The extravaganza known as bridal market is the time when all of the top wedding gown designers descend on New York to strut their stuff for the bridal shop owners, press, and eager brides-to-be who follow the blogs religiously for updates on their favorite designers. The new Spring 2011 wedding gowns were generally very romantic, with plenty of tulle, lace, and beading in evidence. In the midst of all this bridal beauty, however, were a few major head-scratchers (sometimes it is possible to take a trend waaay too far!). This is a peek at the 2011 wedding gowns: the good, the bad, and the divine. (more…)

Are you a bride on a budget? Vera Wang is here for you! The multi-dimensional designer has teamed up with David’s Bridal to launch a line of champagne taste gowns on a beer budget. The new line will sell at the budget-friendly retailer nationwide in spring of 2011. (more…)

Different Female Body Shapes

A wedding dress is an important piece of the wedding planning puzzle and it should be something to make you feel and look beautiful on your big day. Choosing a wedding dress for your body type is the best way ensure this. If you choose the wrong dress for your body type, it can make you look bigger in areas and smaller in others, which isn’t always necessarily a good thing. On your wedding day you’ll want to play up your best features and play down the not-so-good ones.

Wedding Dresses for Pear-Shaped Bodies

If you have a pear-shaped body, choosing a wedding dress for your body type is as simple as choosing a dress that is small and fitted on the top and flares out from the waist area. A dress like this will emphasize the narrowness at the top of the body and hide all the largeness lurking underneath. Also, be careful to choose a fabric that is not clingy. (more…)

Getting married is something that women dream about their entire lives. From the moment they’re old enough to play dress up with their Mom’s things, it’s all about planning that big day! So you’ve got the man, you’ve got the date, started planning the place and all those other details, but what about the dress? Financially, times are tough, but you still deserve the gown of your dreams. So, what’s a bride to do? Spending thousands, if not tens of thousands on a new gown is out of the question. A dress that you’re just going to wear once should be special, but not break the bank.

Preowned wedding dresses are a fantastic way to look your best, but still be able to afford everything else your heart desires. Here’s a review of the top preowned wedding dress websites and what you can expect from each.

Preowned Wedding Dresses provides a simple to use platform that allows you to search by things like brand, style, size, and location. Many of the sellers have included stock and personal photos to give you an idea of what it looked like on the model, compared to what it looked like on them. (more…)